At least four people have been detained in Táchira during the last two weeks, according to the latest report from Foro Penal in the region. Among those detained are a man and three women whose arrests have been carried out in the Bolívar and Cárdenas municipality. Raquel Sánchez, coordinator of Foro Penal in the state, pointed out that these four arrests are those that have been documented by the organization during the last two weeks in Táchira. There is no record of new releases of Tachirans in recent days.

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Among the detainees referred to by Foro Penal, we can mention Simón Vargas, former mayor of the Bolívar municipality, who was arrested on January 2. In this case, former governor Cesar Pérez Vivas would have assured that a group of armed men would have taken the leader from his residence.

After his arrest, a poster was disseminated disclosing the alleged crimes that Vargas is accused of: Terrorism, incitement to hatred, grouping, personal injuries and resistance to authority.

Another of the arrests registered by the NGO is that of two women, relatives of the former student leader Zuleika Meneses, who reported through her social networks that her aunt Miriam Gómez and her cousin Alaina Rangel, were taken from their home in Palo Gordo, Cárdenas municipality, by police officials.

According to Meneses, the uniformed officers entered his home “without a search warrant or an arrest warrant.”

Sánchez also reported another arrest in recent days. This is another woman in San Antonio, Bolívar municipality. To add a total of four citizens detained so far in 2025 in the region. (J.S.)

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The United States State Department raised the number of those arrested for Nicolás Maduro and some members of his cabinet. The latest information was a document from the Attorney General’s Office that indicates that the dictator had made agreements with the FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) to traffic drugs.

What does the document say?

Names such as Iván Márquez, Seuxis Paucis Hernández ‘Jesús Santrich’, and other big names who were part of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia appear in this document. The alliance would be with the government of Nicolás Maduro and the Cartel de los Soles, so that criminals would have land to cultivate, produce and export illegal substances to the north of the continent.

The names of Diosdado Cabello, Hugo Armando Carvajal, Cliver Antonio Alcalá, and other high-ranking officials who are part of this cabinet are also on the Maduro government’s side. These documents come to light amid the tension between the international community and the regime of Nicolás Maduro, who took power again by force and in an illegitimate manner.

Meanwhile, the former president of Colombia, Álvaro Uribe, asked for help to be able to intervene militarily in Venezuelan territory, to end the tyranny that seeks to begin its third term. “There is no other way here. What do we ask for? We ask for an international intervention, preferably endorsed by the United Nations, to remove these tyrants from power and immediately call for free elections.”

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Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic, China is facing an outbreak of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), along with other viruses such as influenza A, Mycoplasma pneumoniae and coronavirus. Reports and publications on social networks indicate saturated hospitals and crematoriums, especially in pediatrics, with serious cases of pneumonia and “white lung.” While there is speculation about a state of emergency, this has not been officially confirmed. Authorities are monitoring the situation as HMPV, which causes flu-like symptoms and COVID-19, continues to spread.

What is Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV)  and the symptoms

The human metapneumovirus virus, known by its acronym HMPV, belongs to the paramyxovirus family, the same group that includes viruses such as mumps, measles, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Discovered in 2001 in the Netherlands, this virus causes respiratory infections ranging from the common cold to serious illnesses such as pneumonia, especially in vulnerable populations such as children, the elderly, and immunocompromised people.

HMPV is primarily transmitted through respiratory droplets when infected people cough or sneeze. It can also be spread by touching contaminated surfaces and then touching your mouth, nose, or eyes. This contagion pattern makes closed and crowded environments critical points for its spread. A highly contagious virus has China on alert In China, the outbreak has peaked during the winter, coinciding with the influenza season. The absence of a specific vaccine and the high population density in Chinese cities exacerbate the spread of the virus.

Chinese authorities have adopted control measures similar to those implemented during the Covid-19 pandemic, such as the use of masks, social distancing and disinfection of public spaces. It has also been recommended to avoid large gatherings and maintain strict hygiene practices. At a global level, the World Health Organization (WHO) continues to monitor the outbreak, although so far it has not been declared an international health emergency.

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